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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-17
Cable Notes.

On the German Emperor's birthday eighty
five members of reigning houses will assemble,
with $50 notables in suite.
A disastrous explosion of dynamite occurred
yesterday in a stone-auarry at Iobostz. Bohe
mia All the men at work in the quarry at the
time were blown to atoms.
Letters from Prague refer to an earthquake
on Saturday around Pezihram, and say that the
village of Birkenberg was destroyed, the innab-
itants taking refuge in Prague.
M. Constants. French minister TO China, an
nounces that the Chinese government has au-
thorzed the joining of the Annamite and the
Chinese telegraph systems.
The Italian government has recalled General
Gene, commander of the Italians at Massowah
Disappearing his course in giving the Abyssin-
ians LOCO rifles in exchange for the captive
members OF Salim5eni's expedition.
The Paris public and press, with the excep-
tions of the government organs, are either silent
or pronounce unfavorably upon M. Lessepss visit
to Berlin. 1t is said that his object was to OBJ
tain the consent of the government to issue a
Panama lottery loan
The Pope has sent letter to Emperor Will
lam congratulating him upon the ninetieth an
niversary of his birth, adding that, as the con-
ditions of the papacy do not permit the sending
of a special representative, the Pope hopes that
his sincere good wishes will be equally accepta-
ble
A bulletin issued by the German War Minis
try disposes of the new battalions formed by
the army bill According to this order two bat
talions will be cautioned at Muelhausen. three at
Cologne and each at Rastadt, New
Brisatch Hanau, Cassel. Munster, Dusseldorf
Aachen, Goerlitz, Strasburg and Inowrazelau.
AT Toulon, yesterday, Alr. Aubergat, the con-
ductor OF the orchestra at the Grand Theater.
quarreled with his mistress, an actress named
Lery, and shot her dead just she was buying
ticket at the railway station, preparatory to
leaving the city The murderer then threw
himself beneath passing passenger train and
was crushed to death.
1t is reported that Emperor William. On re-
ceivine the French general Marquis DAbzac.
said: 'sTell your compatriots that there is no
my influence to maintain peace. God will soon
call me to himself. / do not wish to leave my
people heritage of blood Germany shares my
desire for good relations with France"
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Mr.. Woods Makes Personal Application for a
Piace-693 Other Men Ahead of Him.

Mt. Wcoos Makes Personal Application for a
Piace-693 Other Men Ahead of Him.
Special to the indianaDoIis journal.
WASHINGTON, March I6-Mr. Joseph F.
Woods, of Boston. the foreign freight agent of
the New York Central and the Boston & Albany
railways arrived in Washington yesterday He
called on tie President to-day and n1ado formal
application for place the Interstate COM
merce Commission. Mr.. Woods presented in
Gorsements from number of prominent people
in Boston and elsewhere in Massachusetts
among which was one from Senator Hoar. Mr..
Woods IS understood TO be the first man indorsed
by the Massachusetts, Senator VINO was one of
the very few Senators who did not sign the
petition asking the President to appoint
Senator Conger. The President received Mr.
Woods very cordially. and asked him number
of questions designed to ascertain the extent of
his knowledge of railroad affairs He seemed
to be impressed with the letters which Mr.
Woods presented. OF course, he made no prom
isef, but he did say that he has not yet decided
upon the personnel of the commission, and he
conveyed the IMPRESSION to his caller that ne is
giving the subject of the commission the great
est care and thought. 1t is the general impres-
sion here that the President has decided abso-
lutely upon one man only. and that man is Col
VIM. r. Morrison. There is no direct evidence
that even this gen tleman has been selected be-
yond the fact that every one at all interested in
the subject has settled upon Morrison as the
president of the board. 1t is reported that there
are now upward of 700 applications on file.
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WORSE THAN THE INDIANA SENATE.
Fight Among Members of Woman's Club,
in Which a Cato Nine Tails Figures.

New YORK, March 16-About forty members
of the Ladies' German Schuetzenbund Benefit
Society, of Newark engaged in scrimmage,
Monday night, that little short of riot.
The members are divided into two factions.
One of them is led by Mrs Meta Hilsor, the
president, and the other by Mrs. Annie Smith
The point of division was as to allowing men to
become members of the society. Mrs. Hilson,
believing that none of the ladies were fitted for
corresponding secretary, had her faction elect
her husband to the position. He performed the
duties for year. and when, at the expiration of
his term, the usual complimentary resolutions
were offered, and some one stepped forward to
| give him gold-headed cane in acknowledgment
! of his services, Mrs. Smith became excited. and
| warmly denounced him. She said he had
embeZzled the socetys money and was a
| thief. The meeting adjourned in confusion,
and the next day Mrs. Smith had Hilson arrest
| ed for the alleged embezzlement. Justice
Roder, who examined the books at Iiilson's re-
| quest, honoraby acquitted him. Monday was
the time for the holding of the next regular
meeting after these developments. Before the
| appointed hour Mrs. Smith gathered her forces
| and went through election of officers When
| the Hiison party entered the hall they found the
| officers chairs occupied. A warm struggle en-
| sued for possession of the gave, and then the
| two factions engaged in a hand to head hair
| pulling match. For a season the mir was full of
| shrieks, lamentations and yells Mrs. Smith
| had provided herself with cat-o-nne tails, and
laid it around in the liveliest conceivable fash
| ion, while the gavel was used with good effect
| by someone else A number of men attending
| a meeting in another room attempted to quell
| the disturbance, but were powerless to do it,
and the police had to be summoned. Yesterday
warrants were issued for some of the combat
ants on the complaint of those whom they van
| CulShed.
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EXPERIMENT STATIONS.
The Appropriations Provided Must BE M1de
by Special Act of Congress.

The Appropriations Provided MUST lie M366
by Special Act of Congress.
WASHINGTON. March 16.--The acting Secrs-
tary of the Treasury recently received letters
from the president of Rutgers College and Off
GERS of other colleges, involving the question as
to whether Congress in the act entitled, "Anacf
to establish agricultural experiment. stations ir
connection with colleges ETC., made an appro-
priation to carry it into effect The question MAS
referred to the First Comptroller, and he has
given opinion that an appropriation, it made
at all, is provided for in Sec. of the act. which
reads as follows:
THAT for the purnose of paying the necessary
expenses of conducting investi cations and ex-
perments, and printing and distributing results,
as hereinbeiore prescribed the sum eft SD ooCOp pet
| annum is hereby appropriated TO each State u
| be specially provided for by Congress in the ap
| preparations from year to year and to each Ter
| ritory entitled under the provisions of Sec. or
| this act, out of any money IL the Treasury pro-
ceedng from the sales of public lands. to be
| paid in eqnal quarterly payments. on the first
day of January, April, July and October in each
/ year to the treasurer or other officer dutE
] appointed by the governing boards OF SAID col
| leges to receive the same, the first payment to
| be made the first day Of October, loS7. pro-
| vided, however, that out of tho first annual ap-
preparation so received by any station amount
| not exceeding one-fifth may be expended in the
| erection, enlargement OF repair oI Il ouiiilnR OF
| buildings necessary for carrying on the work OF
| such station, and thereafter an amount not ex-
! ceeding per centum Of such annual appropria
| ton may be go expended"
The Comptroller says This act, if possible.
must be construed to make the whole har-
monious ard lnteigible. l suggest that, if it
was intended by the language above quoted to
| make az appropriation. such appropriation is g
| permanent annual appropriation, and the wor6r
to be specially provided for by Congress in the
appropriations from year to year superflu-
Gus. 1t is my opinion that Congress only intended
by the expression the sum OF $4,000 per annum
! is hereby appropriated to each State to fix the
amount that could be specially provided for by
Congress in appropriations from year to year.
| Hence. | conclude that Section 5 does not make
an appropriation, but that the amount must be
specially provided for by Congress-"
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ADVENTIST FREEMAN.
The Crazed Murderer of His Little Daughter
Restored to Reason and Liberty
quished.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BosToN, March l6.-The Governor and Coun-
ell to day ordered the release from the Danvers
Insane Asylum of Charles F. Freeman, of Pocas
set, who murdered his little daughter in Decem-
Der, 1883. The crime was~ committed while
Freeman was in a state of frenzy caused by re-
ligious enthusiasm. He and his wife were Ad-
ventsts, and had been wrought up to a high
state of excitement at meeting of their fellow
believers Freeman asserted that God
commanded him to offer the child as a
sacrifice. He stabbed her to death,
while his wife looked on and approved. Next
day the Frcemans called an adventist meeting
and told what they had done. The meeting
sanctioned the deed. but the facts leaked out
and Freeman and his wife were arrested. Mrs
freeman was confined in Jail quite while, but
was finally discharged. Freeman was tried and
acquitted the ground of insanity. He was
ordered to be confined in the asylum for lfe
bat board of medical experts having pro-
nOunced him cured and harmless, the Governor
and Council have taken the action above noted.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Church Bill that Does Not Satisfy the Ger
man Party of the Center.

Church Bill that Does Not Satisfy the Ger
man Party of the Center.
BERLIN, March 16-The church bill, as passed
by the commission Of the Oberhaus, grants re-
igious orders restitution of their properties.
The report of the commission will be placed be-
fore the chamber on Friday rext The measure
fails to conciliate the Center party, whose final
demands have been formulated by DR. Wind
tharst. These are that the permission accorded
in the bill to form bisoprics in Lmbourg and
Osnabruck be extended to other dioceses, includ-
ing Cologne. Bresau. Munster and Ermeland;
that the bill shall strictly limit and define the
powers of the state to veto clerical appontme ts.
ard that the discretionary powers of the Minis
ter of Worship the re-entry of religious or
| clares that there can be no peace between
church and state unless these demands shall be
| conceded
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MODEL
THE CHICAGO THIEVES.
The Arrested officials Brought into Court and
Required 20 Give Bond in $4,000 Each.

CHICAGO, March 16 james T. Connolly. book
keeper for McGarigle, warden Of the County
Hospital and one Of the indicted county officials,
was arrested at his home this morning Con-
molly has been witness before the grand jury,
and some think he has unbosemed himself to An
extent that rendered the officials not very anx-
ious to find him last night. The five county of.
ficials--W Warden William =. McGarigle of the
County Hospital; Warden Henry Varnell, of the
County Insane Asylum; Edward Mcdonald, en-
gineer Of the County Hospital and the en-
ployes ;Driscoll and Connolly, arrested last
hight, were taken before Judge Anthony, in the
Criminal Court, at 10 o'clock this morning. A
Hamber of city and county officials were present
in the courtroom, but otherwise the crowd was
of only ordinary proportions. The prisoners
Wsre in charge of deputy sheriff. Gen. l. N.
Stiles appeared on hehalf Of the State, and
stated that McGarigle, Varnel and
McDonald had three indictments pending
against them, which respectfully charged them
with conspiracy to defraud, and declared that
one indictment involved completely in the enn
-hezzlement of a sum exceeding 100000, while
Ther indictments were for smaller amounts
de asked that the three defendants should fur
h4sh bail in the sum Of $10,0 coo on each indct
Ihent, and that the bail of Connolly and Driscol
De placed at s., 900 each. Mr.. Forest. on behalf
OF the prisoners, argued that the alleged offense
was only to be regarded a mlsdemeanor IN
der the statute, and contended that the amounts
asked for were excessive. Judge Anthony sai(
that when charge Of embezzlement made
against public officer il TO be regarded as
-~seSnf crrs. AID could not be treated
lightly. He cited the action of the New York
courts in the recent trials tor oenses similar te
the ones charged against these defendants Ht
would fix the bail in the amounts asked by the
State. The sureties then repaired to the office
.of the clerk of the Criminal Court to schedule
their property, and the regular call of the Grim
inal calendar was reS Sumed
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A Bold but Unsuccessful Move

NEW YORK, March I6-A bold but unsuccess-
fD attempt was made to-day to have the trial of
alderman Cleary, which is now progressing be-
fore Judge Barrett, IN the Court of Oyer and
Trlminer, taken out of the hands of that Judge
afa removed to another court Counsel for
Cleary, through John Vincent, made the appli-
cH3on to Judge Patterson, in Supreme Court
Chambers. In his decision the Judge said: II
have examined these papers, and it appearing that
the case is actually on trial, decline to make
the order and refer the application to the JUS
tice presiding at the Court of Oyer and Termin-
er." Mr. Vincent had appealed for stay of
trial until application could be made to re-
move the trial TO some other county. In his af
fdayit MIR. Vincent set forth the circumstance
in the trials of Jaehne, McQuade and O'fyei and
asserted that the conduct of Cleary's trial had
excited comment; editorials in newspapers preju-
diciai to Ceary and all the members of the board
of 1884 had been printed. He declared that few
intelligent men could be found to act as jurors
who had not expressed an opinion; that all the
jurors at present in the box, except four or five
were conversant with the case and had impress
sions. Many jurors now in the box, questions
Submitted by the district attorney. had been per-
mtpad to give opinions the aldermen
vcted, and each had replied that they believed
the ver6icts JUST also. Mr.. Vincent quoted cer-
tain alleged remarks of Justice Barrett He de-
declared that some Of the jurors stated that they
had preludices against Cleary, and that they had
move, thus carrying bias into the jury-box For
these and many other reasons Mr.. Vincent be-
lieyed that it was impossible for Cleary to get a
fair trial before any jury in this county. Judge
Patterson, however, refused to grant the order
To-day's panel was exhausted without secur-
Ing juror for the vacant seat. At the adjourn
ment of court till tomorrow. Justice Barrett
called all the lawyers about his desk, and long
consultation ensued. Justice Barrett informed
Cleary's lawyers that their application to Justice
Patterson, for a change of venue, at time
when their peremptory challenges were exhaust
I'D and the completion of the jury was imminent,
appeared on its face, to be an attempt to evade
, trial. in which view of the matter he thought it
was his duty to commit the defendant as the
motion and its denial might create in Cleary'
mind an unwiliingness to appear for trial Mr.
Shafer. of Clesry's counsel, said he would be
personally responsible for Cleary's appearance
and the defense would furnish half million of
money for his appearance from day to day Mr.
Vincent who made the application to Justice
Patterson. denied auy intention on his part of
dsrespect for Juetice Barrett, and said the mo-
tion was made out of form merely to satisfy
Cleary that all was being done that could be
done for him. Justice Barrett said he would
not commit him then He would consider over
night, and decide tomorrow, and Cleary was
allowed his liberty.
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DR.. T. G. Ford to Re Pardoned.

epecial to the indianapolis Journal
New ORLEANS, La, March 16. The board Of
pardons met to-day, at the residence of Lieuten-
ant governor Knoblock, at Thibodaux Among
other cases before the board was that Of DIR. T.
G. Ford, who killed j. G. Kirkpatrick in this
city, few months ago. for debauching his
wife, ind who pleaded guilty to manslaushter to
prevent the story of his wfes dshonor being
told in court He sentenced to fifteen
years imprisonment Judge Roman refused to
agree 20 q pardon, but Attorney general Gun
ningham and Lieutenant governor Knoblock
recommended the pardon Governor McEnery
has already expressed determination to par
don Ford as soon as the board acted, and he will
probably be a free man Tomorrow. This case
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He Has Not Written to Gov. Hill Favoring the
Nomination Of That Gentleman and Him.
self for President and Vice President,
Sergeant-at-Arms Canaday Denounces a
Story Affecting His Integrity.
Seven Hundred Applicants for the Five Posi-
tions on the Interstate Commerce Com
mission-General Washington News.
THE GREAT SPARKS.

He EmphaticalIy Declares He Is Not Schem-
ing for a Place on the National Ticket
WASHINGTON, March 16. Commissioners
Sparks, of the General Land Office, makes
sweeping denial of the published report that he
has written letters to New York politicians ia
voring the nomination Of Governor Hill for the
presidency and himself for the vice-presdency
in 1888. The statement, he saws. is unqualifedly
false, and made out of whole cloth. He never
wrote such a letter. never saw Governor Hill,
never received letter from him, and never
wrote to the Governor. and denies the whole
thing Mr.. Sparks challenges the production of
any such letters. He hopes Mr.. E. S. Stokes, in
whose hands the published statements placed
the alleged letters, will make them public, and if
any of them appear he will prove them to be
forgeres Mr. Sparks's explanation of the dis
agreement between himself and Comptroller
Durham is as follows
"The accounts for the Benson surveys the
auditing of which is in the hands of the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office. were disal-
lowed by Mr.. Sparks ard were never sent to
Comptroller Durham. The Comptroller wrote
to Mr.. Sparks to forward the accounts to him,
that he might act upon them. This Mr. Sparks
says he refused to do as he was not going to al
low the accounts, and it not his place to for
ward any accounts except such as he approved
as auditor. His reason for disallowing the ac-
counts. he SAID, were misstated.
They incurred under contracts
made by his predecessor, he said, but
the surveys had never been made. He disal-
| lowed the contracts. NOT because the contracts
| ought not to have been made, but because the
! service under the contracts had never been per-
! formed. Mr. Durham, or his deputy, said be
had tried to force him to send the accounts to
| the Comptroller's Office and had taken tine mat
ter to Mr.. jerks, but it had been decided that he
| lSparksl could do as lie pleased about the mat
| ter" Comptroller Durham corroborates this by
saying that the only disagreement between him
and the Commissioner was that he requested the
Commissioners to furnish the bsnson accounts
| as he thought he had a right to them, but Mr.
| Sparks refused to SEND them to him.
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Obituary.

HARTFORD, Conn, March 16-J. Watson
Beach, the junior member of the firm of Beach
& Co., importers of analine dyes, and largely
interested in banking, insurance and manufact-
uring interests in this city. died of pneumonia
this evening, after illness of two days He
was sixty three years of age.
ST. LOUIS, March 16-The remains Of the dis
tinguished civil engineer, Capt. James B. Eads
who died at Nassau. Bahama Islands on the Sth
instant, arrived here about IL o'clock this morn
ing. Arrangements for the funeral have not
yet been completed. but it will take place from
Christ Episcopal Church to morrow Rev. Dr.
Schuyler, the rector, will officiate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-17
Steamship News.

LoNDoN<aIarch 16-Arriyed British Queen,
from Boston.
NEW YORK, March l6.--Arriyed: Moravia,
from Hamburg.
PHILADELPHIA, March 16.-Arrived: British
Prince, from Liverpool.
QUEENSTOWN, March 16.--Arrived: Lord
Cough. from Philadelphia
BALTIMORE March 16-Arrived: Donau, from
Bremen; Nessmore, from Liverpool
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-17
MINOR MATTERS.
A Visitor Presents Mr. Cleveland with Book
Telling How to Elect Presidents.

Telling How to Elect Presidents.
Washington Special.
Among the people at the Presidents reception
was a peasant-looking man and his wife. They
were around the edses of the crowd until nearly
all had shaken hands with Mr.. Cleveland, and
then they advanced, and the gentleman showed
into the Presidents hand a rather thin book
bound in black cover. with the words "Pro-
gressive Government" printed on the outside in
gold letters.
Here is book have written on how TO elect
our Presidents" said the stranger, and his wife
smiled her assent. s'Is shows how the people of
the United States should elect their chief execu-
tive directly by popular vote. and not through
deleeates.s Then the author launched forth into
the merits of his system and finally asked Mr..
Cleveland what he thought of the idea of being
elected directly by the people.
That's the way favor" was the reply. Then
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Receptions to New Cardinals.

ROME, March 16-Cardinal Pecci. the Pope's
brother received the new cardinals to-day, and
accompanied them to the throne ROOM where
the Pope conferred upon them the rosetta and
crimson beretta Cardinal Masella addressed
the Pope. who replied. In the morning Vatican
messenger went to the residences of Cardinals
Gibbons and Tascherau and other members of
the Sacred College to notify them that aepublic
consistory would be held tomorrow. On Thurs
day the new cardinals will receive their hats
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-17
San Francisco Dynamiter Found Guilty.

SAN Francisco. March 16.-John E. Steites
charged with attempting to place a dynamite
bomb the track of the Su,ter street cable line,
day found guilty Judge Hunts charge
clear and strong He said, in substance,
bomb on the track: it was sufficient to show that
the person had definite intention of placing the
bomb where it would do damage The jury were
only out eight minutes The prisoner will be
sentenced on Saturday.
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Lord Ashbourns,s Home-Rule Plan.

DUBLIN, March 16.-The Evening Telegraph,
of this city, publishes this story A memoran-
dunn Of an Irish Parliamentary scheme as ex
tensive as that of Mr.. Gadstone's was recently
found in copy of Thom's Official Directory for
1885. The memorandum is in Lord Ashbournes
handwriting, and the directory came from Lord
Ashbourne's residence. The document. after
curious adventures. was bought by Conserva-
tive member of the House of Commons, who had
il Autographed and copies distributed among his
trends.